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100			_aNarain, Yogendra
245			_aGovernment functioning in the centre - An agenda for freedom
260			_c1990
300			_ap.840-844.
362			_aOct.-Dec
520			_aDiscusses the problems at secretariat level of ministries and departments in the centre and suggest some remedial measures from operational angle or as he terms it "the agenda for reform". Discussing delays, the author observes that while decentralisation has failed to lessen work-load, mounting newer responsibilities have rendered the tasks unmanageable. He is critical of elaborate hierarchical system of functioning, wastage of time in intra-ministrial discussions on files, assuming newer responsibilities even without the required expertise etc. Among rededies, the author suggests amending allocation of Business Rules; making eash department a self-contained decision-making unit; granting specific area of
650			_aGovernment
650			_aAdministrative Department - India
650			_aAdministrative Department
773			_aIndian Journal of Public Administration
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